Handle.



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HANDLE.

APPLICATION FILED 1104.31, 19x5.

Patented Nov. 28, 1 916.

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GEORGE w. LA RUE, 0E KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR T0 UNITED GAS moiv COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

HANDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7 Patented N 28, 1916,

Continuation of application Serial No. 57,092, fl1ed October 21, 1915. This application fi1ed January'31, 1916. Serial No. 75,393. 3

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. LA R E, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Handles; and I do declare the following to be a full,-clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to-the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a handle and more particularly to a device of this character for use on sad-irons or the like, the principal object of the invention being to relieve the user of the iron or other article, upon which the handle is mounted, of the strain and jar incident to the use of such article with a rigid or non-yielding handle; the present application being a continuation of my application, Ser. No. 57,092, filed Oct. 21, 1915. In accomplishing this object I have provided improved details of structure, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure I is a perspective view of a sadiron equipped with my improved handle. Fig. II is a side view .of the same, the body of the handle being in longitudinal section to better illustrate the mounting or supporting part. 7

Referring more in detail to the drawings:1 designates the body of a sad-iron, which may be of any suitable construction and is here shown in its simplest form, as the detail construction of the body constitutes no part of the present mventlon. Mounted on the body 1 and preferably spaced therefrom by bosses 2 1s a handle base 3, here shown to comprlse a metal strap having a bottom part fixed to the bosses 2 by the screws 4, and arms 56 that extend upwardly at the ends of the base parts. The arm 5 is longer than thearm 6 and carries a rod 7 upon which a handle grip is mounted, the said grip preferably consisting of a wood sleeve, having a shaped outer surface that may be conveniently grasped by a person using the iron, one end of sa1d g r1p member having a socket 10 for receiving the upper end of the arm 5 and the opposite end a socket llthrough which the free end of the rod 7'-projects.' V

The short arm 6 of the handle base has an out-turned lip 12 at its free end that lies parallel with the top of the iron and fixed to said lip, preferably by a bolt 13, is a cushionlet, here shown to consist of a helical spring, the base end of which it attached to the lip 12-, the free end comprising a ring member 15 that liesover the free end ofthe rod 7 and is held securelv to the rod and to the end of the handle grip by the nut 16 on the end of the rod 7 With a handle constructed as described, it is apparent that when the user has lifted the iron from the work and replaces it thereon, the cushion member will yield to relieve the hand and arm of the user from the jar that would accompany the replacement of the iron, if the handle were rigid, and thereby renders the work much easier and less fatiguing.

As the manner of gripping a handle of this character naturally places the greatest strain or jar onthe heel of the hand, which occupies a position at the rear of the handle, I preferably arranged the cushion at that end of the handle, where it may be the most effective, although I do not of course wish to limit the cushion to such location.

It is apparent that as the iron must be moved forwardly and back over the work, it is essential that the handle have some rigidity in its connection with the body of the iron and I, therefore, preferably locate the cushion only at one end of the iron, and form the other end of the connection rigid. the present drawing illustrating such ri id connection to consist of the front arm of the handle base. A

It is apparent that with the iron having the rigid front arm and cushion back, the rigidity necessary for proper operation of the iron is present and that the cushion obviates the iar incident to the use of a handle having full rigid connection with its body portion.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. A handle comprising a hand grip, and

relatively rigid and yieldable supporting members.

2. A handle comprising a hand grip, and

rigid arm and spring members fixed to the grip in spaced relation to form firm propelling and 'cushioned connections with a body to which said members are attached.

3. A handle comprising a hand grip, a rigid arm attached to the grip and a helical spring haying its-smaller end attached to the grip in spaced relation to said rigid arm.

.L, A-handle comprising a rigid base, a grip, and relatively rigid and flexible members forming firm propelling and cushioned bearing mounting of the grip on; said base.

5. A handle comprising a rigid base, having an end arm integral with the base and a grip fixed to the end arm,and cushioning means connecting the grip with the base at a point spaced from the end arm; a 6. The combination with a handle base, having a rigid arm and a support spaced cam trans a e may beohtained for from its connection with the rigid arm.

7. A handle comprising a grip member, a

base, rigid means connecting the base with helical one end of the grip'member, andaspring seated on the base and supporting the opposite end of the grip member.

8. The combination with a rigidbase, hav-' ing an upstanding arm at one end, and an upstanding, lipped arm at the other end, a grip member connected with the first named arm, and a spring seated on the lipped arm and supporting the grip member at a point spaced from its connection with the rigid arm.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE W. LA RUE.

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